I am really upset. I didn't pass my psychological evaluation. I gotta wait a few more month until I have my surgery, but it give me time to stay on my lifestyle change. They are not saying I cant have the surgery. They are just saying I have to wait. I have to stay out of the hospital for awhile. I have been struggling with eating my whole life and I am just so excited to get it done. I am tired of dealing with the weight and its one of my biggest problems. If I can get a jumpstart on my lifestyle change, then i can do what i need to do. I just need this so much, but i can handle it. I can wait because it is worth.

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Sorry to hear that. It's unfortunate, but there's very good reasons why they have a psychological exam for this procedure.

This surgery is not a solution. It's a tool... I can't stress that enough. You don't simply have this surgery and be cured of a weight issue, it's a surgery to help you resolve your weight issues, but it's not a complete solution.

If people have eating disorders or food addiction, this surgery is quite frankly a waste of time and money. They are making the right decision in making people wait or avoiding the surgery if the result is going to be an expensive surgery that will fail the person in the long run.

My suggestion is to focus on the reasons why they suspended your surgery and try and resolve them. You said that you've been struggling "with eating my whole life". If that's something you've recognized, I think you need to ask the question that if tomorrow you woke up and you were at a healthy weight, would you still be "struggling with eating". Meaning, does your attitude about food and how your relationship with food is, would that change? It sounds like it wouldn't.

Focus on why you have food issues, try and resolve them. I suggest seeking help and seeing if you can.

I wish you luck.